“let us celebrate the rites of mercury!” as above, so below – as below, so above hail thee, oh thrice great, thou divine messenger we call thee, tahuti hail thee, oh thrice born, evoker of the souls we call thee, mercury first of the aeons, who bearest the two serpents entwined emerald, ibis-head, who commeth forth from beyond the veil wisdom crowned overseer, open the eightfold seal thee i invoke, elevate us on flashing wings of fire “behold, i am yesterday, today and the brother of the morrow!” as above, so below – as below, so above i am the charioteer of the east, lord of past and future i company the sun through the darkness of night i am the keeper of knowledge, flame of universal mind i descend upon the sea from the sphere of the crown i am the word made flesh, invisible spark divine i received the key to immortality in amenti’s dark halls hail thee, oh thrice great, thou ever-laughing one we call thee, tahuti hail thee, oh thrice born, voice from the silence we call thee, mercury “and this word i speak unto ye:…”